RN - Acute Rehab (5:00PM - 5:00AM / Full-Time)

About the role

Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, Clinical Manager or designee, coordinates total nursing care for patients. Participates in patient and family teaching, the discharge planning process and provides leadership by working cooperatively in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Duty 1: Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to provide for the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient.
• Duty 2: Establishes and maintains communication, and utilizes teaching opportunities to provide for the specific learning needs of each patient and their significant other(s).
• Duty 3: Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served on their unit.
• Duty 4: Collaborates with Physician regarding patient condition, orders, treatment plan, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care.
• Duty 5: Demonstrates accountability and leadership in the performance of LPN’s, Nurse Aides, and Secretaries to ensure quality of patient care and promotion of team collaboration.
• Duty 6: Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and practices to ensure quality job performance and hospital compliance.
• Duty 7: Maintains all department and unit specific competencies for provision of patient care.
• Duty 8: Displays Service Excellence as evidenced by practicing the mission, vision, and values of the organization to promote patient satisfaction.
• Duty 9: Works cooperatively and actively participates with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Duty 10: Participates in Continuous Quality and Performance Improvement.
• Duty 11: Actively participates in team conference.
• Duty 12: Performs timely and appropriate documentation relating to medical necessity and interdisciplinary care plan in the medical record.

Qualifications

Required: Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN); BLS certification (within 6 months of hire); Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills; Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care; Knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span; Ability to assess data reflective of patient status; Ability to interpret information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to age-specific needs and provide care per area’s policies and procedures.

Preferred: ACLS certification; Medical/Surgical experience in an acute care setting; CRRN certification.

Requirements

Physical demands: Full range of body motion with intermittent activities in walking, sitting, lifting, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, standing; Required to lift 50 pounds or more; Must lift work above the shoulders; Corrected vision and hearing in normal range; Excellent verbal communication skills; Classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.).